I'm shy around new people, but I seem to make my friends laugh a lot. I'm pretty laid back, too, but I also get crazily motivated to work on the stuff I care about. I also spent my teenage years never trying anything new, scary, or hard, and now I'm trying to make up for lost time. Mainly, though, I'm a huge nerd, and I like to pick up new knowledge and skills and solve interesting problems.

What I’m doing with my life

I'm relatively close to graduating with my Geology BS at Western, but I won't be able to take my last required class until next spring, so I'm going to fill the intervening time with some extra, useful classes and maybe an internship or two. After that, I'll hopefully be going to grad school with the ultimate goal of being a professor, because I want to get paid to geek out and teach.

I'm way taller than just about everyone; that's the first thing most people notice. Then the red hair.

Favorite books, movies, shows, music, and food

Books: sci-fi and fantasy of all stripes. The Dresden Files and Alastair Reynolds' books come especially to mind.Movies: the Big Lebowski, Lord of the Rings, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, the Avengers...just to name a few.Shows: Community, 30 Rock, Firefly, It's Always Sunny, Myth Busters...those are just some of my favorites.Music: I like all kinds of stuff, but I've been branching out from my vaguely-folksy hipstery roots towards Daft Punk, lately, but that may be because I'm trying to write a sci-fi noir story.

The six things I could never do without

My guitars, my chef's knife, good coffee, good beer, and my glasses.

I spend a lot of time thinking about

Science/math/engineering problems that pop into my head, ranging from practical to completely whimsical. Characters and settings for sci-fi and fantasy stories. New things to try cooking.

On a typical Friday night I am

Roughly equal chances of being out on a pub-crawl, playing board/card games with my housemates, and having a grand old time reading, wasting time on the internet, or otherwise being an introvert.

The most private thing I’m willing to admit

I didn't hate the show Enterprise.

You should message me if

You're geeky and awesome. Or, you love to be outside, even when the weather is outright hostile. Or, you need a partner in crime for trying out some bacon-whiskey-cake recipes. Or, you need something that's on a high shelf.